I am a millennial, so I can openly admit that I've watched all 10 episodes of Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None” on Netflix in one sitting. I can also announce that, despite that long afternoon of procrastination, I was left entirely enriched, especially with the finale episode. Side note: Everybody should watch it. I'm just going to leave the season one trailer here:

In the last episode, a character has a hard time solidifying his life decisions. He's at the age where so many chances and opportunities seem so exciting and so tangible, but he's overwhelmed with making any sort of decision. His dad recommends that he reads Sylvia Plath’s “Fig Tree” writing, in order to remind him that, while he's paralyzed making these decisions, time will slip away if he doesn’t commit to a particular path. So then, in a perfect voice over, he stands reading the poem, and the possible routes that he can take flash before his eyes.

I think there's some truth that lies in Plath’s words, even though they were written years before we are seeing them now. People of all ages struggle with making decisions. That’s not just an “us,” as in college kids, type of thing. However, we do in particular feel this added pressure because of the time constraints that we feel we have. We kind of feel like we're invincible and young and the world is at our fingertips. So we should do it all now while we're young, right?! It’s overwhelming and it sucks.

This is just a reminder that even though we feel paralyzed when it comes to making these life decisions, the clock will continue to run. I know this can only add to the anxiety, but it’s true. Tough love. And when we consult every friend and family member about what we should do, things only become more confusing and you may feel even more lost.

At the end of the episode, the character suddenly decides to make a choice as to what to do. It is sudden, it is abrupt, and it probably only went so smoothly because it's a television show. But it was so refreshing to me, because he just went out and DID it. He was done with being blinded by the metaphorical fig branches getting in his way. He took the leap.

I can’t tell you the outcome of it, because season two of "Master of None" hasn’t been released yet (but a second season is confirmed). But I’d bet you more than anything, in this hypothetical television world, it felt good for this character. A nice combination of relief and panic, but the good kind. Pretty much what real life is like.

So, I guess what I'm saying is, if you feel paralyzed with all of these hypothetical options, just do something. Anything. And whatever happens will happen, because it just will. You can call it fate or name it whatever you want, but it will all happen, and I bet you that it will all happen exactly on time.

Sometimes, you just need to put your foot outside the door and fling yourself off this metaphorical mountain. You don't know where you will land. Terrifying? Yes. But a lot better than spending your whole life wondering what else could have been.

I want nothing more than for the rest of your life to be exciting, adventurous, and purposeful. So start now. Don’t watch those figs drop from the tree. Do anything. Just go out there and do it and look forward to having that crazy good feeling that you’ll get at the end of it all. Or maybe it's just the beginning. In the words of Sylvia Plath: